Storywriter and novelist (b. 1936, İstanbul - d. 30 December 1981). His
real name was Ayhan Köksal. He graduated from İstanbul University, Faculty of
Law. He served as a research assistant at the Chair of Law Punishment and
Procedure. For a time, he was in Paris. When he returned to Turkey, he worked
as a lawyer. In his stories, his theme was the psychological dilemmas of
city-dwellers.
WORKS:
SHORT STORY: İstasyon
(The Station, 1971), Fırıldak (Whirligig, 1972), Sokak Lambaları
(The Street Lamps, 1980)
NOVEL: Osman
(Osman-children’s novel, 1972), Dört Yol Ağzındaki Ev (The House at the
Crossroads, 1976), Bütün Hikâyeleri (Collected Stories, 2000).
